A maximum indoor temperature working law giving people a day off if workplace temperatures surpass 30C should be mandated by government, a new report recommends.
Overfishing, global warming and plastic pollution are having a devastating impact on the world’s oceans. Researchers warn that marine ecosystems could almost completely collapse within 25 years.
The first successful trials of the 4-day work week have concluded that it improves work-life balance - could it also be the answer to lower CO2 emissions?
Louisiana will use a $25 million grant to plug, cap and reclaim up to 900 orphaned oil and gas wells across the state in the first phase of a $4.7 billion federal program included in last year's infrastructure law.
Reducing the workweek to four days could have a climate benefit, advocates say. In addition to improving the well-being of workers, they say slashing working hours may reduce carbon emissions.
The lack of water in California's Central Valley, a linchpin of the nation's food supply, is undermining its agriculture industry. A region is being reshaped as families move out and corporations move in.
